...he had all the affilbnce that the governor of the province could afford him, horrible balls of fire breaking out near the foundations, with frequent and...reiterated attacks, rendered the place from time to time inacceiuble to the fcorched and blafted workmen ; and the victorious element continuing, in this manner,...

...issued, says Ammianus, " such horrible balls of fire out of the earth near the " foundations, (23) which rendered the place, from " time to time, inaccessible...were to drive them to a distance, Alypius thought " proper to give over the enterprise." (V) This is also recorded by the Christian authors, who, besides...

...diligence,' says a heathen historian, * horrible balls of firebreaking out, with frequent and repeated attacks, rendered the place from time to time inaccessible...workmen ; and the victorious element continuing in this way obstinately bent to drive them to a distance; the undertaking was abandoned.' Thus are the attempt*...

...work; and Ammianus Marcellinus in particular asserts, " That horrible balls of fire breaking out from the foundations, with frequent and reiterated attacks,...resolutely bent; 'a"s it were, to drive them to a distance, the undertaking was entirely abandoned." Julian having settled the internal policy of the empire, and...

...the province, urged, " with vigour and diligence, the execution of the work, " horrible balls of fire breaking out near the foundations, .' with frequent...and " blasted workmen ; and the victorious element continu" ing in this manner obstinately and resolutely bent, as it " were, to drive them to a distance,...

...work; and Ammianus Marceliinus in particular asserts, " That horrible balls of fire breaking out from "the foundations, with frequent and reiterated " attacks,...and blasted " workmen ; and the victorious element con" tinuing in this manner obstinately and reso" lutely bent, as it were, to drive them to a dis"...

...work ; and Ammianus Marcellinus in particular asserts, " That horrible balls of fire breaking out from "the foundations, with frequent and reiterated " attacks,...to " time, inaccessible to the scorched and blasted M workmen ; and the victorious element con" tinuing in. this manner obstinately and reso" lutely bent,...

...} and Ammianus Marceliinus in particular asserts, " That horrible balls of fire breaking out from " the foundations, with frequent and reiterated " attacks, rendered the place, from time to tt time, inaccessible to the scorched and blasted u workmen f and the victorious element con"tinuing...

...of the Province, urged with vigour and diligence the execution of the work, horrible balls of fire breaking out near the foundations with frequent and...reiterated attacks, rendered the place from time to time inacceffible to the fcorched and workmeo, and the viftorious elements continuing " edidl of Adrian;...

...power and enthusiasm were unsuccessful. For during the execution of the work, horrible balls of fire breaking out near the foundations, with frequent and...place, from time to time, inaccessible to the scorched workmen ; and the victorious element continuing in this manner resolutely bent, as it were, to drive...